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If you carry a restricted firearm to commit a crime, you can be charged. You could go to prison for up to 7 years if you are found guilty. This is a proposed new rule to help keep people safe in New Zealand.
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254: Carrying pistol, restricted firearm, restricted magazine, or restricted weapon without authority, or
"Carrying a gun without permission is against the law"
256: Carrying standard firearm, airgun, pistol, imitation firearm, restricted weapon, ammunition, or explosive with criminal intent, or
"Carrying a weapon to commit a crime is against the law"
A person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years if the person carries any restricted firearm with intent to commit an offence.
